Mixed Topics
Feature
PA convicted of distributing more than 1.2 million opioid pills
Conference Coverage
A psychiatric patient confesses to murder: Now what?
Philadelphia case report offers lessons in handling an unusual dilemma.
Feature
Fever after a tropical trip: A guide to differential diagnosis
Conference Coverage
Bacterial cocktail, spores counter recurrent C. diff
Both the complex mixture and specific, refined spores may hold promise in reducing recurrences, and may circumvent fecal microbiota transplants....
Conference Coverage
Treatment for alcohol abuse reduces hepatitis readmission
However, these support systems are not always feasible or easy to introduce.
Commentary
Climate change, medical education, and dermatology
The impacts of climate change in dermatology range from heat-related illness to changing patterns of vector-borne illnesses to pollution and...
Conference Coverage
AUA 2022: A report from the trenches
Hundreds of talks and abstracts were presented over the 4 days in New Orleans.
Conference Coverage
Up in smoke: Cannabis-related ED visits increased 18-fold for older Californians
Researchers advise doctors to screen older adults for cannabis use.
Livin' on the MDedge
Common brain parasite linked to attractiveness, new study
Plus: Superhero posing, salamander genomes, the bright side of parasitism, and the financial downside of social media.
From the Journals
HPV strains covered by the vaccine have declined greatly in the U.S.
From the Journals
Lenabasum improved skin symptoms in dermatomyositis, but future is uncertain
Patients taking lenabasum experienced greater reductions in the Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity Index, compared with those on...